Team Bath Netball stars Sophie Drakeford-Lewis and Khanyisa Chawane will be representing England and South Africa respectively at the Vitality Netball Nations Cup this January. University of Bath sporting scholar Drakeford-Lewis has been selected in a 14-strong Roses squad for the tournament, which also features reigning World Champions New Zealand and Jamaica. Stacey Francis, a member
Head Coach of the Vitality Roses Jess Thirlby has named her 14 strong squad that will compete in the highly anticipated Vitality Netball Nations Cup in January 2020. The England side, which will be captained by Natalie Haythornthwaite, will meet world champions New Zealand, Jamaica and South Africa during the series, which will take place
England Netball has today announced details of its Couch To Court campaign, which has been introduced in a bid to get more than 4,000 women playing netball or more netball in the New Year. The governing body has introduced the concept to help battle inactivity amongst women and to encourage even more people to step
Following the Vitality Netball World Cup which took place earlier this year in Liverpool, England Netball has recorded its fastest and highest grossing ticket sales to date across two of its upcoming competitions. Since the Vitality Roses; England’s elite netball team, won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and journeyed to bronze at a home
Team Bath and England legend Serena Guthrie received a standing ovation from appreciative netball fans and her fellow players when she was inducted into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport during The BiG Showdown pre-season tournament. Guthrie, recognised as one of the world’s finest mid-court players and an inspiration for both club
Team Bath Netball were edged out, 33-27, by a final flourish from Saracens Mavericks in the showpiece finale of The BiG Showdown at the University of Bath, denying the home team a fifth straight crown in their annual pre-season tournament. This year the tournament took a different twist, taking place over two days with four
England Netball has today announced the launch of its new Disability Strategy, in which the governing body outlines its plans to increase participation numbers in deaf and disabled women and girls. The strategy was introduced off the back of Sport England’s Active Lives 2017/18 report, which found that disabled people are twice as likely to
Eight players who featured in the international test series between England and South Africa are among star-studded squads provisionally announced for this weekend’s The BiG Showdown tournament at Team Bath Netball. Roses stars Sophie Drakeford-Lewis and Summer Artman will be on the same side as Proteas ace Khanyisa Chawane this time as they run-out in
The Vitality Roses secured a 58-63 victory against the South Africa SPAR Proteas in Cape Town after displaying real tenacity and togetherness in a dramatic extra-time encounter. It was the first time the two sides had gone head-to-head since the Vitality Netball World Cup earlier this year in which England beat the SPAR Proteas to take
Former Vitality Roses Head Coach Tracey Neville has been acknowledged for her success in the world of high performance sport, alongside England Netball Performance Director Sara Symington. The PLx awards, which took place today, have been introduced by UK Sport to celebrate the impact staff within the high performance system have on British athletes. The
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